Saqqez

Saqqez
Saqqez Location in Iran
Coordinates: 36°14′24.79″N 46°16′4.78″E / 36.2402194°N 46.2679944°E / 36.2402194; 46.2679944
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan Province

Saqqez or Saghez (in Persian: سقز, in Kurdish: Seqiz), is a city located at 36°14′24.79″N 46°16′4.78″E / 36.2402194°N 46.2679944°E / 36.2402194; 46.2679944, in Kurdistan Province of Iran. According to the 2006 census, its population is 131,349 [1]

History

Kurds' ancient Iranian ancestors have lived in Seqiz and surrounding areas since approximately 1000 B.C.. By the mid-seventh century B.C. the Scythians under Bartatua reached the summit of their might in western Asia, and the region of Saqqez was their political center. ^[1] In pre-Islamic era, Seqiz and surrounding areas comprised a small country known as Sagapeni, which is believed to be related to the name of the ancient Iranian Sakas (Scythians) from which the name of the city is derived.

Climate

At an altitude of 1,493 metres (4,898 feet), Seqiz has a seasonally varying climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. During summers, there is a large daily temperature range due to the combination of thin, dry air, produced by the high elevation, and low summertime humidity.

Some famous people from Saqqez

• Behzad khoshhali (Writer Translator Journalist) (born 1972)
• rashid fieznejad (musician)
• mansour tiefouri (Writer Translator Journalist)
• omar farooghi (Writer )
• abdullah taheri (economist)
• Behzad Aslani (memoir-writer)
• Abdollah Chamangoli (wrestler)
• Hamid Hassani (scholar and lexicographer) (born 1968)
• Zhila Hosseini (poet) (1964-1996)
• Mostafa Keyvan (writer) (born 1935)
• Arvin Khaledi (taekwondo champion)
• Bakhtiar Nahid (web and application designer and programmer)
• Faramarz Sedighi (actor) (born 1949)
• Mohammad-Rasul Shirazi (English-Persian translator) (1935-????)
• reza kaabi (politicman)
• mohammad shafeei (politicman)
• Mohammad Ezzati (Persian Calligraphy)
• Atta o Lah Ezzati (The first establisher and Karateh trainer in Kurdistan)

References

1. ^ The Cambridge ancient history, Volume 3, Part 2, By Cambridge University Press, see page 565, ISBN 0 521 22717 8

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